Fantasy Tip: The Colts' offense likely will not see many changes since Chudzinski was the coordinator for most of the second half. Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton could be sleeper options next season because of their tough 2015 seasons, while Frank Gore could be a No. 3 running back or flex option for owners.

Tennessee Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt continued putting together his staff Monday, Jan. 20, by announcing the hiring of defensive coordinator Ray Horton and defensive backs coach Louie Cioffi, who each filled the same roles this season in Cleveland. The Browns fired head coach Rob Chudzinski after the season. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Horton was defensive coordinator and Cioffi was defensive backs coach in Arizona while Whisenhunt was the Cardinals' head coach.

The Cleveland Browns still owe former head coach Rob Chudzinski over $10.5 million for the final three years of his contract. If he takes an NFL job this season, his new salary will be subtracted from what the Browns owe him.

Cleveland Browns OT Joe Thomas expressed his frustration about rumors the team would relieve head coach Rob Chudzinski of his duties. The team later fired the coach Sunday, Dec. 29, following the Week 17 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "You look at the great franchises. They don't fire your coach after the first season. You can't do it," Thomas said. "It sets everything back. You just hit the reset button. Anytime you hit the reset button, it severely damages the organization, and it lengthens the amount of time that it takes to get back to the playoffs and turn the team into a consistent winner."

The Cleveland Browns are considering benching QB Brandon Weeden, with a decision possibly coming later in the day Monday, Oct. 21. Head coach Rob Chudzinski said he will discuss it with his assistants, and decide who gives them the best chance to win moving forward. If Weeden is benched, QB Jason Campbell will start in the team's Week 8 game.

Cleveland Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski said he will wait on naming a starting QB for the team's Week 4 game. Chudzinski wants to get updates on QB Brandon Weeden's (thumb) health, watch game film, and coach his players before making a decision.

Fantasy Tip: With Brian Hoyer coming off a strong game, it would make sense for the Browns to go back to him in Week 4. Still, both quarterbacks donít have much fantasy value at this point.

The Cleveland Browns will stick with RB Bobby Rainey at kick returner, as he averaged 25.8 yards per return in four kicks returned out of the end zone. However, he only took one return past the 20-yard line. "We do have some other guys and other options. We have some flexibility there," Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said.

Cleveland Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski defended getting away from the running game in the team's Week 1 game. "You can always second-guess everything when you don't win," said Chudzinski. "We had some things we liked. Some of them came up, some didn't quite as well. And they tightened up a little bit against the run when we got into the third quarter."
Chudzinski also talked about how it is important to keep RB Trent Richardson fresh throughout the game.
"We want to make sure that he stays fresh as well and that's part of the plan," said Chudzinski.

Fantasy Tip: Even with a mediocre outing in Week 1, Richardson is still a must start running back in every format.

Carolina Panthers WR Steve Smith blamed former offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski for the team's struggles last year on offense. "The prior offensive coordinator [Chudzinski] really was positioning himself to just apply for that head coaching job," Smith said. "I think our offense suffered a little bit because of that."
"At times, we got cute," Smith said. "We did things that weren't necessarily us, like the underutilizing of [running back] Mike Tolbert. But we're out of that. The past is the past."